Children's eating habits

Balanced meals

To put on the menu of all the children, every day:

• fruits and vegetables
• starchy good quality
• dairy
• meat and fish

In fact, we see that children eat too much fat and sugar, too much meat too. Vegetables and fruits as well as starchy foods of good quality are consumed in too small quantities. Unnecessary foods, which do not satisfy but are an important source of sugar and fat, are too often given to children: sodas, confectionery, cookies too rich, chips ...

Five meals a day

Do not snack between meals is important, and just as important is to respect the distribution of food intake in five meals . Afternoon tea is necessary for children and allows them to hold until the evening meal. The ideal is to maintain it while making this snack an opportunity to consume a fruit and a starch (bread). On the other hand, putting a small snack in the children's pockets for the morning break is a mistake, it is better for your child to have a real breakfast before going to school .

Good mood and family life

Cooking with her children, teaching them the beauty of fresh foods and showing them how to prepare them all help to make children curious about everything and encourage their appetite.

Family meal

In order for meals to be enjoyable and give the child the opportunity to eat while taking his time, turn off the TV and take the time to make real family meals . When a child expresses disgust for a food, do not insist but do not give up proposing it some times later.

Small details encourage children to eat vegetables and fruits. For example, offer vegetables and fruits: 
♦ Skewer on spades for eating with fingers 
♦ Lathes made with the thrifter 
♦ Cut into pieces and positioned to make fun shapes

The family example

Children imitate their parents and you will do them a great service by reforming your own eating habits. What you do for yourself will be good for them. So take good resolutions: no nibbling, less sweets, more fruits and vegetables!

Physical activity for all

Children need to do regular physical activity. The AFPA denounces the abuse of television, in front of which the French children would stay 3 hours during the day! Time that could be used more healthily. Make school trips by walking , take advantage of all the opportunities to ride a bike or simply aerate in a garden or a municipal park, the solutions are many to move more.